Heart & Stroke Gala

Join our fight to keep families together! 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦
The need to support promising heart disease and stroke research is more urgent than ever. 💔
Beat as one with this and help raise $100K today. 👉🏼 heartandstroke.ca/donate


📷️: Caroline Lavallée, Heart & Stroke National Board Director
Caroline is a volunteer spokesperson for Heart & Stroke and is co-chair of the National Committee for Women’s Heart and Brain Health.

Heart disease and stroke can affect all of us, including those we love. 💕 Heather fears leaving her son behind due to heart disease but lifesaving research keeps families, like Heather’s, together longer.

Read her story "A Passion to Beat Heart Disease"
heartandstroke.ca/articles/a-passion-to-beat-heart-disease

H Y P E R T E N S I O N (AKA: High Blood Pressure) can trigger stroke and heart attack. 🏥

Did you know 8 million adults in Canada are affected by , putting them at risk for and ?

Results from a recent survey reveals more needs to be done to tackle this “silent killer.”

https://www.heartandstroke.ca/articles/tackling-the-silent-killer

Hypertension is the #1 risk factor for stroke and a major risk factor for heart disease. It affects 8 million Canadian adults and is expected to rise. can help with tips and advice for managing your blood pressure and how to make healthy changes. ❤️🩸

Visit ➡️ heartandstroke.ca/bloodpressure

NOVEMBER is CPR Month! 🚑️ 💥
Do you know how a cardiac arrest differs from a heart attack?

🤍 Cardiac Arrest: heart goes into rhythms where it cannot pump blood to the rest of body and will eventually stop entirely.

🤍 Heart Attack: blood flow is slowed or blocked, but the heart keeps beating.

📸: National Board Chair, Alison Twiner learns how to save a life! 💓

Learn more: heartandstroke.ca/articles/heart-attack-or-cardiac-arrest

October 29th is World Stroke Day 💗

More people are surviving stroke because of increased public awareness, better treatment and coordinated systems of care.
Do you know the FAST signs of stroke?!

Help us share this life-saving message. If you experience, or witness any of the FAST signs, call 9-1-1 immediately. 🚑️



https://www.heartandstroke.ca/stroke/signs-of-stroke

As we embrace the new season, are you in need of some recipe inspo?! 👩🏽‍🍳 🥗 🍽️ Check out our Healthy Living recipe page where you can browse by category:
Fall Comfort Foods + Plant Based Main Dishes and more...

https://www.heartandstroke.ca/healthy-living/recipes/all-categories

memories of our 15th Annual in support of and our work to beat stroke. 💓

📸: , Live Auctioneer with the amazing dancers, capturing the gala theme!



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🤍 WELLNESS WEDNESDAY 🤍
Are you staying active to protect your heart health?

Regular physical activity is a great way to keep your heart healthy and lead a healthy lifestyle.

Choose physical activities that require:
ENDURANCE - ex: walking, cycling, running & tennis
STRENGTH - ex: carrying groceries, yard work & weight training
FLEXIBILITY - ex: stretches, housework & golfing
BALANCE ~ ex: Yoga & Tai Chi

Everyone needs to be active to stay healthy!
https://www.heartandstroke.ca/healthy-living/stay-active

6 common myths about exercising vs. the facts:
🔇 Exercise takes too much time
🔇 You have to go to the gym
🔇 The more you sweat, the better
🔇 Exercise needs to hurt to bring results
🔇 Strength training is only for bodybuilders
🔇 Morning is the best time to exercise

recommends adults should accumulate at least 150 minutes of moderate- to vigorous-intensity aerobic physical activity per week, in bouts of 10 minutes or more.

https://www.heartandstroke.ca/healthy-living/stay-active

to the 15th Annual - what a milestone, celebrating 15 Years of Gala in style with a theme. Huge heartfelt thanks to all our participants, sponsors, volunteers & vendors helping make this memorable evening a true success. ✨❤️
📸: Gala Speakeasy, featuring DJ + Dancers!
Image credit: Photographer

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Have you checked out our Heart & Stroke podcast ⁉️
The Beat, hosted by Caroline Lavallée, bridges cutting-edge science with the realities of living with heart disease and stroke. 💓

https://www.heartandstroke.ca/what-we-do/podcasts

Healthy Eating Basics 🤍
Improve your heart + brain health by eating a healthy balanced diet!

🥗 Vegetables and fruit are packed with nutrients
try to consume 7–10 servings daily!

🌾 Whole grain foods have fibre, protein and vitamin B to help you to stay healthy.

💪🏼 Protein is vital to your brain and heart, and it helps build muscle.

🚫 Limit highly processed foods because nutrients are often removed, while salt and sugar are added.

https://www.heartandstroke.ca/healthy-living/healthy-eating

Know what a heart attack looks like? Maybe not. Women tend to show different and much less obvious signs than men. Know what to look for. Know how to help: https://bit.ly/3AnSVlq

Signs of a heart attack Learn the warning signs and symptoms of a heart attack, and what to do. Understand the difference between heart attack and cardiac arrest.

Heartfelt thanks!

We’re so grateful to all our sponsors, donors, participants and special guests who came together to make the 15th Annual Heart & Stroke Gala a true success! A special thank you to the many local businesses and individuals who donated fantastic items and services for the Gala live and silent auctions. We look forward to seeing you next year!

https://youtu.be/DGJnJ92z3LI

Heart & Stroke Gala 2022: The Roaring Twenties Edition

to this incredible evening...can you believe it's been 2-months since the 15th annual sponsored by - thanks for making our fundraising event a Roaring Success 💥 GO LIONS GO 🧡

heartandstrokegala.ca/gala-sponsors

Thank you to all our amazing Sponsors for supporting our 15th Annual . Your commitment and generosity is truly appreciated and we are eternally grateful for your support.
https://www.heartandstrokegala.ca/gala-sponsors

Did you know that we have page in the July/August issue of BCBusiness magazine? Thanks to for your sponsorship and support of the 15th Annual 💗

Happy Friday - wishing you all a FUN weekend ahead! 🎵
Are you listening to The 5 O'Clock Traffic Jam, getting jazzed up for the weekend? to spinning the tunes in the speakeasy lounge for a late night social after-party at the 15th annual !

Check out the Gala Highlight Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGJnJ92z3LI

A healthy diet truly benefits your overall well-being! Look after your heart, and eat healthy to receive the following benefits:
• Lower cholesterol
• Reduce blood pressure
• Keep your weight at a healthy level
• Control blood sugar
• Lessen your risk of heart disease and stroke
Check out healthy living 👉️https://www.heartandstroke.ca/healthy-living/healthy-eating/

📸 Canada Food Guide: https://food-guide.canada.ca/en/

to these beauties gala entertainers serving our signature cocktail at the 15th Annual Roaring Twenties Gala Reception on June 10th.

Cheers to the weekend & stay hydrated in the summer heat! 🍉💦

In need of some Kid-friendly meals inspo?!

Getting children started on a healthy diet is a great way to help them build heart-healthy habits for life.

Check out our Recipe Page: https://www.heartandstroke.ca/healthy-living/recipes/kid-friendly-meals

How Gorgeous is this Ballroom? Take me back to the Roaring Twenties Celebratory milestone of !

What was your favourite ⁉️
Drop us a comment below 👇🏽

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commends Health Canada’s bold move to introduce health warnings directly on ci******es, making Canada the first country in the world to do so. Health Canada is also introducing revised and updated health warnings on cigarette packages as well as other elements. 🚭

Mandating messages that highlight the dangers associated with smoking is both innovative and strategic. In Canada, almost 48,000 people die every year from to***co use and half or more of all long-term regular smokers will die prematurely as a result of to***co use.

https://www.heartandstroke.ca/what-we-do/media-centre/news-releases/heart-and-stroke-applauds-new-to***co-labelling-regulations

A HUGE thank you to our Gala Emcee and our Live Auctioneer for delivering an engaging experience for our gala attendees at the 15th Annual . Never a dull moment with these two; thanks for keeping our guests entertained and inspired. ✨We deeply appreciate your participation and support to help us beat stroke! ❤️

Our heartfelt thanks to Grant Connell for sharing his stroke journey with our guests at the 15th Annual on June 10th. 💓

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xgj27bWZBkQ

Grant, you are an inspiration to us all. Our sincere gratitude to you for sharing your story and inspiring our gala attendees to give generously in support of
Together, we raised more than $800k to beat stroke in B.C. and across Canada - thank you!

Check out episode 8 of The Beat podcast: Stroke Explained
heartandstroke.ca/what-we-do/podcasts/the-beat-episode-8

Recent breakthroughs have dramatically improved outcomes from stroke. But how much do you know about stroke? 💔🩺

This episode features the following guest speakers:
🤍 Dr. Thalia Field, neurologist and stroke researcher
🤍 Patrice Lindsay, our director of health systems
🤍 Jennifer Monaghan, person with lived experience

Get inspired by Dr. Thalia Field’s innovative stroke research:
https://www.heartandstroke.ca/articles/shedding-light-on-a-rare-stroke

What an amazing duo, & - our 2022 Gala Co-Chairs! Thank you for all your hard work over the past 5 years, volunteering on our Gala committee and leading the planning of the 15th annual event! 🤎
We are so grateful to you both for volunteering your time and energy to create such a memorable Gala.

Heartfelt gratitude to our 2022 Gala Committee! 🤎
Although we weren't able to capture all of our committee members in a group photo, it's wonderful to have this memory of the 2022

Today we celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day in Canada.
Everyone deserves a healthy life free from heart disease and stroke. 💔

Equality and equity matter. For Indigenous peoples of Canada, settler colonialism has created the conditions that have led to wide disparities in health outcomes. Reconciliation means by working together we can address the gaps on social determinants of health.

📷: https://hskids.ca/storytelling
Learn more at heartandstroke.ca/what-we-do/indigenous-health

On behalf of the Foundation , we wanted to extend a huge thank you and sincere gratitude to for an unforgettable gala experience! Brittany and her team went above and beyond to capture and immerse our guests into the 1920s, with exquisite attention to detail. 🌟

We could not have done it without you, thank you from the bottom of our hearts! Your team made the 15th Annual Roaring Twenties celebration an incredible night full of FUN + IMPACT for people living with or at risk of stroke. 💓



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Thank you to everyone who joined us for the 15th Annual Heart & Stroke Gala: The Roaring Twenties edition. The energy and style in the Parq Grand Ballroom () was spectacular! ✨

Our heartfelt thanks to all of our sponsors, supporters, guest speakers and volunteers for your generosity. With your support we raised $805,960 to support our work to beat stroke – we are truly grateful. 🤍



https://www.heartandstrokegala.ca/gala-sponsors

A Huge Heartfelt Thank you to all our generous sponsors, who made the 15th Annual Heart & Stroke Gala possible. We are SO grateful for your support and participation; thank you for joining our fight to beat heart disease and stroke. heartandstrokegala.ca/gala-sponsors

to the last in-person Heart & Stroke Gala on May 31, 2019.
24 hours until we are FINALLY back together in the ballroom @
jwmarriottvan We deeply appreciate your participation and support to help us beat stroke!

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15th Annual HEART & STROKE GALA!
Friday, June 10, 2022 | 6pm
heartandstrokegala.ca

Our venue sponsor has generously donated 2 amazing silent auction items:
⭐ Luxury Suite stay @ Parq Vancouver (Lot #2)
⭐ Spa by JW Marriott (Lot #19)

More info 👉🏼 can.givergy.com/HSFGala

One of the luxury Suites (Sky Suite or Parq Villa) at the Parq Vancouver, could be yours for a night! Book a staycation to stay in the heart of a vibrant entertainment district at JW Marriott Parq Vancouver, a luxury hotel located downtown on the scenic False Creek waterfront. parqvancouver.com

We are proud to announce that will be graciously joining us again for this year's ! His energetic, entertaining and witty personality makes a room come to life and is sure to delight!

Fred Lee's fabulous sense of humour and unique style makes him the 'Man About Town.' A tireless volunteer and philanthropist, we are so lucky to have Fred Lee joining us as our live auctioneer. Stay tuned for a fabulous night!

https://can.givergy.com/HSFGala/

Diamonds are certainly a girl's best friend, especially when it comes to this one-of-a-kind stunning Diamond Collar Necklace generously donated by 💎✨

This classic silhouette in white gold features round brilliant cut diamonds (4 ct) set down the entire length. This exclusive, one-of-a-kind piece of timeless jewelry will be available at our live auction next Friday, June 10th

Diamond Collar Necklace: Retail Value $14,500
Generously donated by the Minichiello Family, in support of | minichiellojewellers.com



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